Otto Schmitt

For the Argentine field hockey goalkeeper with the same name, see Otto Schmitt (field hockey).

Otto Schmitt
Born	6 April 1913(1913-04-06) St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died	6 January 1998(1998-01-06) (aged 84) Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Citizenship	United States (1913–1998)
Fields	Biophysics Bioengineering Electrical engineering
Institutions	Washington University University of Minnesota
Notable awards	John Price Wetherill Medal (1972)
Spouse	Viola Schmitt

Otto Herbert Schmitt (April 6, 1913 – January 6, 1998) was an American inventor, engineer, and biophysicist known for his scientific contributions to biophysics and for establishing the field of biomedical engineering. Schmitt also coined the term biomimetics and invented the Schmitt trigger, the cathode follower, the differential amplifier, and the chopper-stabilized amplifier.^[1]

He was awarded the John Price Wetherill Medal in 1972.

External links

• Biomimetic Charitable Foundation
• The Bakken Library and Museum, A Lifetime of Connections: Otto Herbert Schmitt, 1913-1998
• Otto H. Schmitt Online Interpretive Center, maintained by the University of Minnesota.

References

1. ^ "Otto Schmitt, Biophysicist and Inventor Extraordinaire", The Bakken Library and Museum, http://www.thebakken.org/research/Schmitt/Otto-intro.htm

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Name	Schmitt, Otto
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Date of birth	April 6, 1913
Place of birth	St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Date of death	January 6, 1998
Place of death	Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA